Ticker: Versant Looking to Acquire Vox’s Podcast Division, According to Report

Ticker: Versant Looking to Acquire Vox’s Podcast Division, According to Report

Rahel Solomon departs CNN, and Scott MacFarlane has a new home.

Versant reportedly in talks to acquire Vox Media Podcast Network

It turns out Vox Media’s change of heart on selling its podcast network didn’t last very long. As we covered earlier this week, Vox Media spent much of last year shopping its podcast network to potential buyers — the most widely circulated of several proposals that also included New York Magazine and a full company sale, per Semafor’s Max Tani — before informing investors in February that the network was no longer available. According to the New…

Sources: Versant is one of multiple suitors in talks to buy Vox Media's podcast network as it seeks to diversify its revenue; NBCU invested $200M in Vox in 2015

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